Randy Hanson, the Oakland Raiders assistant coach who has been at the center of an investigation involving head coach Tom Cable, offered his version of the infamous training camp incident to Yahoo! sports. Says Hanson, who was questioned by the Napa, Calif., police department after being hospitalized with a broken jaw in early August:

"From my blindside, Tom Cable threw me from my chair and into a piece of furniture that a lamp sat upon," said Friday. "He was screaming, 'I'll (bleeping) kill you! I'll (bleeping) kill you!' And I have no reason to believe he wouldn't have killed me if they hadn't pulled him away.

"If my head would've hit a different way, I might be dead right now."

The Napa County D.A. is currently reviewing the case. Raiders assistants John Marshall, Lionel Washington and Willie Brown were all questioned by the police.

Hanson is still on the Raiders' payroll but is barred from team headquarters. However Hanson, who has had a strained relationship with Cable since he was officially made the head coach, has continued to offer coaching tips to Raiders players at their request according to Hanson's lawyer.

"I watch every game," Hanson said. "I want them to win. Once a Raider, always a Raider."

Is any litigation in the offing? Says Hanson: "I wish this had never happened. I was hoping it wouldn't get to this point. But sometimes you've got to be a Raider, too. I mean, if he were in my situation, what would (owner Al) Davis do?" -- Nate Davis

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